designedly

[ dih-zahy-nid-lee ]

/ dɪˈzaɪ nɪd li /

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adverb

intentionally; purposely; deliberately.

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Origin of designedly

First recorded in 1650–60; designed + -ly

Words nearby designedly

designated driver, designated employment, designated hitter, designation, designed, designedly, designee, designer, designer baby, designer drug, designer gene

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Example sentences from the Web for designedly

Luther's interest in the work of true evangelization is seen in the name he designedly chose for the church of his followers.
Epistle Sermons, Vol. II|Martin Luther
If your letter had been designedly flippant, it would merely have annoyed.
August First|Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews and Roy Irving Murray
He left them—designedly, it would seem—to cut one another's throats, and despised them for their barbarism.
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia|Thomas Forester
But so far from any effort to save them having been made by Spain, she has wilfully and designedly compassed their destruction.
Cuba|Arthur D. Hall

"Well, you shouldn't dislike him," the little minx continued, designedly.
The Cottage of Delight|Will N. Harben

British Dictionary definitions for designedly

designedly

/ (dɪˈzaɪnɪdlɪ) /

adverb

by intention or design; on purpose; deliberately

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designedly

adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for designedly

adverb